Hungary: A Weimar for the 21st Century?

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ETA: Okay, it breaks out 'Hungary protects the institution of marriage between man and woman' on the second page of the actual provisions, and it only gets worse from there. Horrible Constitution.

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that how most of the planet defines marriage?  It's not like they defined marriage as only between a white man and a white woman.  Actually a chunk of the planet defines marriage as between a man and a woman or between a man and multiple women.  Well to be precise I'm pretty sure most of the planet doesn't define marriage because the communities in those countries have a commonly understood meaning and don't really need to codify it.  Just because our country chooses to make a circus out of every little thing doesn't mean the rest of the human race even notices let alone cares about that kind of stuff.

This statement in the constitution is a non issue (barring any additional information).  And it certainly is not apocalyptic.

The rest of the statements in this thread are concerning.  I visited Hungary once.  I liked it.  A lot of culture there.  I hope it doesn't go down the toilet.  I'm very disappointed to hear about these events.

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ETA: Okay, it breaks out 'Hungary protects the institution of marriage between man and woman' on the second page of the actual provisions, and it only gets worse from there. Horrible Constitution.

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that how most of the planet defines marriage?  It's not like they defined marriage as only between a white man and a white woman.  Actually a chunk of the planet defines marriage as between a man and a woman or between a man and multiple women.  Well to be precise I'm pretty sure most of the planet doesn't define marriage because the communities in those countries have a commonly understood meaning and don't really need to codify it.  Just because our country chooses to make a circus out of every little thing doesn't mean the rest of the human race even notices let alone cares about that kind of stuff.

Well, yes, but you have to look at this contextually. Hungary isn't a particularly conservative country even by European standards (it has civil unions or some functional equivalent, though one wonders for how long at this rate). Even many countries that are a lot more conservative on these sorts of issues don't feel the need to put this sort of thing on the second page of their constitution, or in it at all.

true.

I hear you.  I don't know enough about their culture to have an opinion either way.